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70% Critic Match
Little Otik
“From the creator of "Alice" and "Faust" comes a most unusual baby…”
7.0 / 10• 2001• 2h 12m•NR• Czech
ComedyFantasyHorror
Storyline
When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.
Cast & Crew
Veronika Žilková
Bozena
Lead
Jan Hartl
Karel
Jaroslava Kretschmerová
Mrs. Stadler
Pavel Nový
Frantisek Stadler
KA
Kristina Adamcová
Alzbetka
DS
Dagmar Stríbrná
Mrs. Administrator
ZK
Zdeněk Kozák
Mr. Zlabek
GV
Gustav Vondráček
Mladek
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jan Švankmajer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Otik is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
